Rick Scott Weighing Run For Senate In 2018

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) reportedly told fundraisers that he is interested in running for Senate, according to The Tampa Bay Times.

Incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) will be 76 when his third term ends in 2018, and Scott could benefit from an off-year where Democrats typically see lower voter turnout. Nelson hasn't said yet whether he plans to run for re-election, though the Democrat has stepped up his fundraising in recent months.

When he ran for re-election in 2014, Scott, who is 62, narrowly defeated Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist.

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Doctored Newspaper Front Page

Florida Governor Rick Scott's Facebook managers posted an image containing a doctored Miami Herald headline, prompting the paper's managing editor to demand it be removed.
The post, since deleted from the Governor's social media page, swapped in the headline "New Law Helps Put Floridians Back To Work" in place of the paper's original headline from 2007, "Murders Highlight Rise In Crime In Guatemala" -- making it appear an editorial from the governor had run above the fold on the Herald's front page.